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Northumberland Strait - eastern half

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Issued 03:30 PM AST 19 January 2026

Tonight and Tuesday.

Wind northwest 20 knots backing to southwest 15 this evening then to southerly 15 near midnight. Wind increasing to southwest 25 to 30 early Tuesday morning then veering to west 30 Tuesday evening.

Scattered flurries overnight and Tuesday.

Freezing spray warning in effect.

Freezing spray beginning Tuesday evening.

Temperatures near minus 2.

Extended Forecast

Issued 03:30 PM AST 19 January 2026
Wednesday Wind west 25 knots.
Thursday Wind southwest 20 knots diminishing to light.
Friday Wind west 25 knots.

Ice Forecast

Issued 10:00 AM EST 19 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday 1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along the southern Prince Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice along parts of the coasts. 

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Map of Atlantic - Maritimes marine weather areas Summerside Stephenville Airport North Cape Burgeo Pointe-des-Monts Port aux Basques Sagona Island St. Lawrence Tracadie Winterland Branch Hill Wreckhouse Halifax Harbour - 44258 LaHave Bank - 44150 Sept-Îles Airport Banquereau - 44139 Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Île Rouge Île aux Perroquets Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport East Scotia Slope - 44137 Baie-Comeau Airport Mont-Joli Airport Rivière-la-Madeleine Saint John Airport Gaspé Airport Point Lepreau Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l Airport Heath Point Miscou Island Kouchibouguac Îles de la Madeleine Airport Kouchibouguac La Pocatière Grand Manan St. Stephen Fundy Park (Alma) New Carlisle Miramichi Pointe-au-Père Charlo Port Menier Bathurst Airport Île Bicquette Bas Caraquet Cap-Chat East Chedabucto Bay – 44488 West Chedabucto Bay – 44489 Lunenburg Charlottetown Airport Yarmouth Airport Pointe-Noire Western Head J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Shearwater Airport St.Paul Island Sable Island Parrsboro North Mountain Nappan AAFC McNabs Island East Point Kentville AAFC Ingonish Beach Hart Island CFB Greenwood Grand Étang Eskasoni (First Nations) Debert Caribou Point Brier Island Cap-d'Espoir Beaver Island Baccaro Point
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Issued 10:00 AM EST 19 January 2026 Today Tonight and Tuesday

Ice Edge

First ice edge estimated from New Brunswick near 4532N 6507W to Nova
Scotia near 4500N 6510W. Sea ice east of the ice edge.

Second ice edge estimated from Nova Scotia near 4435N 6327W to 4432N
6251W to 4539N 5917W to 4704N 6000W to 4825N 6224W to 5039N 5807W to
4759N 5937W to Newfoundland near 4738N 5919W. Sea ice northwest then
east of the ice edge.

Ice Coverage

1 tenth grey-white ice except 9 plus tenths grey-white ice along the
southern Prince Edward Island coast. Consolidated grey-white ice
along parts of the coasts.

Warnings

Warnings (In effect)

Freezing spray warning in effect

Northumberland Strait - eastern half

Issued 3:30 PM AST 19 January 2026

Moderate or severe freezing spray is occurring or expected to occur in this marine area. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details and continue to monitor the situation through Canadian Coast Guard radio or Weatheradio stations.

Synopsis

Technical Marine Synopsis

Issued 3:30 PM AST 19 January 2026 Tonight and Tuesday At 3:30 p.m. AST today low 982 mb located over eastern Newfoundland.
By 8:00 p.m. AST tonight departing low 979 mb located northeast
of Newfoundland.

At 3:30 p.m. AST today low 1007 mb located over the Gulf of Maine.
By 10:00 a.m. AST Tuesday low 1000 mb located over the northeastern
Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Marine Weather Statement

Issued 3:40 PM AST 19 January 2026 Strong to gale force westerly winds over eastern waters will diminish
this evening as a low pressure system over Newfoundland continues
tracking northeastward.

A second low over the Gulf of Maine will move northeast to lie over
the Northeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence Tuesday morning. Strong to gale
force southwest winds are expected south and west of this low.

Marine interests are advised that gale warnings are in effect for
Lurcher, Browns Bank, southwestern shore, LaHave Bank, eastern shore,
Sable - western half, Fourchu, Banquereau, Laurentian Fan,
Northumberland Strait - western half, Gulf-Magdalen - western half,
Chaleur-Miscou and Anticosti.

Marine interests are advised that freezing spray warnings are in
effect for Fundy, Grand Manan, and all Gulf of St Lawrence waters.

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